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EuroWire – November 2009 12
corporate news
Madem Reels of Chattanooga, has
been awarded a grant of $46,000
to reimburse the expense of the
company’s comprehensive new-hire
training programme.
The award was given by the Tennessee
Career Center in partnership with the
Southeast Development District.
All new employees of Madem benefit
from the multi-sector training offered
by the programme, which aims to place
employees in the business areas where
they excel.
“As we enhance our training efforts, we
achieve production efficiencies that
translate into cost-savings,” said Mark
Kleiner, Madem Reels’ administrative
manager.
Madem Reels – Brazil
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Training brings
its own reward
to Madem
Belden to close
a Massachusetts
facility
Belden has announced plans to
cease production activities at one of
its manufacturing plants located in
Leominster, Massachusetts before
July 2010. The facility manufactures
wire and cable products for enterprise
applications throughout the United
States.
Production will be moved to other
existing Belden manufacturing facilities
located in Leominster, Massachusetts,
Monticello, Kentucky, and Nogales,
Mexico.
Approximately 170 associates affected
by these actions will be eligible for
severance benefits from the company.
The action is part of a restructuring
initiative announced by the company in
December 2008.
Belden – USA
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Messe Düsseldorf is reporting that,
with eight months to go before the
wire Düsseldorf exhibition, exhibitors
already occupy more net exhibition
space than was the case during the
same period two years ago.
Total booked space, at the end of
August 2009, is already 50,000m2.
Exhibition halls 9 to 12 and 15 to 17
are quite full, but individual stands are
available. Traditionally the wire, cable
and fibre optic machinery sectors, wire
and cable production and the trade are
presented in halls 9 to 12, 17 and parts
of hall 16.
Spring making is located in hall 16,
while the fastener technology section
is located adjacent to this in hall 15.
Messe Düsseldorf GmbH – Germany
Fax: +49 211 45 60668
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Bookings are
strong for 2010
wire Düsseldorf